Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
Aiden Pink
By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Reminder: Trump Thanked ‘Alt-Right’ Congressional Candidate Paul Nehlen
Paul Nehlen, a congressional candidate hoping to use his appeals to white nationalists to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan in the 2018 Republican primaries, has lost the support of Breitbart, the conservative website that backed him. But the record shows that Nehlen’s opposition to Ryan and steadfast support of President Trump was praised and amplified…
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Fast Forward Everything You Need To Know About Josh Rosen, Jewish Football Superstar
Josh Rosen, the star quarterback for the UCLA Bruins, is expected to declare his eligibility for the 2018 NFL draft, where he will likely be one of the top picks, if not #1 overall. At the age of 20, Rosen is already one of the most prominent Jewish athletes in the United States, both for…
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University Professor Denounced For Criticizing Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
A professor at Yeshiva University is being denounced for signing a statement criticizing President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Jess Olson was one of more than 170 Jewish Studies professors across the country who signed a petition earlier this month expressing dismay at Trump’s move. The petition states that the announcement that…
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Fast Forward Jordan Feldstein, Maroon 5 Manager and Jonah Hill’s Brother, Dies At 40
Jordan Feldstein, manager of prominent musical acts like Maroon 5, died Friday night, December 22, at the age of 40. Feldstein is the brother of actors Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein. “Unfortunately, last night Jordan called 911 for shortness of breath, when paramedics arrived it was determined he went into full cardiac arrest and passed…
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Fast Forward Who Is Sholom Rubashkin?
The jail sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, the kosher meatpacking business owner who was sentenced in 2009 to 27 years in prison on dozens of wire fraud charges, was commuted by President Trump on Wednesday. Rubashkin and his father, Aaron, opened the Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa, which eventually became the largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat-packing…
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Fast Forward Parents Pull Kids From Class In Anger Over Ivanka Trump Visit
First Daughter Ivanka Trump’s surprise visit to a Connecticut high school on Monday was marred when some parents pulled their children out of school in protest. Trump and IBM CEO Ginny Rometty visited the Norwalk Early College Academy in Connecticut to meet with students and talk about the importance of STEM and computer science education….
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Fast Forward I Can’t Stop Looking At These Pro-Israel Memes
With reports of young voters’ increasing support for the Palestinian cause, and concern about anti-Israel boycott campaigns and anti-Semitism on college campuses at a seeming all-time high, how do you reach the youth and convince them to support the Jewish state? If you’re Israeli-American philanthropist Adam Milstein, you offer cash prizes for dank memes. The…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Mocked As ‘Packing Bags’ For Prison On ‘SNL’
The last episode of “Saturday Night Live” of 2017 featured the return of Scarlett Johansson as First Daughter Ivanka Trump. The sketch, which had various associates of President Trump hanging Christmas tree ornaments featuring the faces of Trump’s enemies, included an appearance from “Ivanka.” She explained that her husband Jared Kushner wasn’t there because “he’s…
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